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MS 180

VOISEY, A H (11.4.1911-15.4.1995)

GEOLOGIST

Lecturer in geology, University of New England, 1938-64; Professor of geology,
Macquarie University, 1964-71; various mining companies, 1970-1987.

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Series 1. Lecture notes and examination papers taken by AHV as a
student

1 High school examination papers 1924-28

2 Practical notebook for candidate no. 1878 for Leaving Certificate,
1928

3 Handwritten lecture notes from Geology I classes, 1929

4 Micro-petrology practical notebook 1929

5 "Notes on the origin of the so-called basic segregations in granite
rocks". Handwritten, 1932

Series 2. Lecture notes and examination papers

6 Examination questions in Geology I 1931-1947

7 Geology III (University of Sydney). Practical palaeontology
synopses ca 1936

8 Examination papers, Geology III 1937-1948

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Series 2. Lecture notes and examination papers (cont'd)

1 Lecture notes on preliminary optics 15.4.40

2 Geology I lecture synopses ca 1940s

3 Geology II lecture synopses ca 1940s

4 Geology III lecture synopses part I ca 1940s

5 Geology III lecture synopses part II ca 1940s

6 Practical Petrology II roneoed notes 1941

7 Roneoed practical examination papers in petrology,
crystallography, mineralogy 1941-1949

8 Palaeontology lecture synopses (roneoed). Geology II (New
England University College), 1948

9 Deferred geology I examination papers February 1954

10 Geology examination papers (University of New England) 1954

11 Geology examination papers (University of New England) 1955

12 Coal and petroleum 1st, 2nd and 3rd years. Compilation of
examination questions from several years

13 Earth physics & structural geology 1st, 2nd and 3rd years.
Compilation of examination questions from several years

14 Geomorphology 1st & 2nd years. Compilation of examination
questions from several years

15 Metals, non-metals & geophysical prospecting 1st, 2nd & 3rd
years. Compilation of examination questions from several years

16 Palaeontology 1st year. Compilation of examination questions
from several years

17 Palaeontology 2nd year. Compilation of examination questions
from several years

18 Palaeontology 3rd year. Compilation of examination questions
from several years

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Series 2. Lecture notes and examination papers (cont'd)

1 Petrology 1st year. Compilation of examination questions from
several years

2 Petrology 2nd year. Compilation of examination questions from
several years

3 Petrology 3rd year. Compilation of examination questions from
several years

4 Stratigraphy 1st, 2nd & 3rd years. Compilation of examination
questions from several years

Series 4. Geological excursions

5 Geological excursions to Gerringong (undated), Maitland-Paterson
(1932), Newcastle (undated), Wollongong (undated), Yass (1917).
Roneoed

6 Geological excursion to Hornsby 1929. Handwritten report

7 Notes from geological excursions 1929-30. Handwritten

8 Notes from geological excursions 1929-31. Handwritten

9 Geological field work 1931. Handwritten

10 Geological excursions to the Hartley district, Bondi, Hornsby,
Glenbrook, Narrabeen, Prospect, Thirroul and Wollongong
1930s?. Roneoed

11 Geological excursion to Yass 1943. Roneoed

12 Geological excursion to Kempsey 1947. Roneoed, with
handwritten insertions

13 Geological excursion to Tamworth 1948. Roneoed

14 Geology II and III excursion to the north coast 1950. Roneoed

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Series 4. Geological excursions (cont'd)

1 University of Sydney geological excursions 1950s

Series 5. Personal/biographical

2 Geology excursions, New England district, 1955

3 "Sixty years on the rocks; the memoirs of Professor Alan H
Voisey". 1991

4 AHV's memoirs. Part I. Typed draft with corrections

5 AHV's memoirs. Part II. Typed draft with corrections

6 AHV's memoirs. Part III. Typed draft with corrections

Series 6. Miscellaneous

7 Fossils. One page of pen and ink sketches. Undated

8 Adamson, C L "Engineering geology including building and
construction materials". Typescript draft, 1962

 

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